Collecting My Thoughts

There are so many fish stories in the Bible. This morning, I was looking for some details about the fish that figures in the miracles in the...

I love (not) what the MSM doesn't tell its consumers! ABC a few days ago was opining on various ways to save money to cope with inflatio...

 Yesterday I decided to repack some of Phil's things in nicer boxes, and then to put the sympathy, get well, and thinking of you cards, ...

I saw this in the daily dose of coping encouragement in the OSU medical newsletter—which these days is mostly about Covid19. “We can ba...

Sunday, August 25, was the 85th anniversary of my parents’ wedding. They died in 2000 and 2002, having celebrated together 65 years during t...

-Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. -Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. -Life is simpler when you plow a...

My mother (1912-2000) had this attitude about all housekeeping skills, and particularly was careful to look nice when Dad came home from w...

Nephew Bob to his nephew Jacob—as seen on Facebook: "Always keep in mind Jacob that you have generations of wisdom at your finger...

"Mr. Gingrich made between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in two separate contracts with Freddie between 1999 and 2008. The former Speak...

I'm sorry, but I almost dropped the cat when I read this advice column at Ask Jen & Barb. My children are 9 and 11. Girl and Boy re...

Could two of the wealthiest Americans, neither of whom finished college and began working at their current career when very young--one black...

I don't. I was busy working on my career reading up on exercise therapy for horses and kidney diseases in dogs (Veterinary Medicine Lib...

I don't dither. Here's my response to a mother-in-law problem--this is a repeat from February 2007: I have so many people on my pra...

The class of 57 had its dream And that probably didn't include growing old, but we did. Our former high school, new when we graduated, i...

Ask a Librarian As I was leaving Panera's this morning, I told the counter clerk I was having my carpet cleaned today, and I told her th...

Happy New Year Yes, it's a bit early, but I want you to click over and read the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Extension website, by ...

Dear Abby has gone soft The "real" Abby would never have said, "Do not try to tell her how to live her life." She would ...

Tickled Pink You can take a look at it here , and it won't let me copy the cover, which is not worth scanning. However, be forewarned if...

Having a chat with the Devil about fear In 1527 Martin Luther provided some theological and practical thoughts on how Christians should resp...